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Inocente Orlando Montano Morales in 2017.

Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests

Sep 11, 2020

A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been convicted in a Spanish court for is... Read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See's Secretariat of State, at the Vatican Oct. 27, 2017.

Vatican official visits Belarus after archbishop blocked at border

Sep 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

A senior Vatican official arrived in Belarus for talks Friday after the leader of the country’s Catholic Church was barred... Read more

Catholic teens in US mirror their peers on religious trends

Sep 11, 2020

By Matt Hadro

Catholic teenagers mirror American teenagers overall on many religious trends, a report by the Pew Research Center says.    Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome April 27, 2017.

Cardinal calls for Marian devotion to be protected from mafia exploitation

Sep 11, 2020

By Courtney Mares

During a visit to a Marian shrine in southern Italy this week the Vatican Secretary of State issued a warning... Read more

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle at St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark, in London, England, March 8, 2015.

Vatican Cardinal Tagle tests positive for coronavirus

Sep 11, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the head of the Vatican’s evangelization congregation, tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, but is asymptomatic.  Read more

Pope Francis attends a meeting with members of the International Gynaecologic Cancer Society in the Paul VI Audience Hall Sept. 11, 2020.

Pope Francis: Don’t let financial concerns dominate healthcare

Sep 11, 2020

Economic considerations must not be allowed to encroach on the relationship between medical staff and patients, Pope Francis said Friday.  Read more

Sen. Kamala Harris at a rally in Toarrance, Calif., July 2017.

As California AG, Harris sponsored law targeting pro-life pregnancy centers

Sep 11, 2020

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who was previously attorney general of California, has a record of legislative... Read more

Bishop-elect Robert J. Lombardo, CFR. Courtesy photo

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal co-founder among Chicago’s new auxiliary bishops

Sep 11, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Friday appointed three auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of Chicago, including one of the founders of the religious... Read more

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, pictured March 27, 2019.

Archbishop Gänswein hospitalized ‘with severe kidney problems’

Sep 11, 2020

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, prefect of the papal household and personal secretary to Benedict XVI, has been hospitalized in Rome.   Read more

 Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.

Cardinal Tagle: Diversity is not ‘an enemy’ of evangelization

Sep 11, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

Diversity is not a bad thing, Cardinal Luis Tagle said in an interview published Wednesday, noting that dialogue within authentic... Read more

Baby Feet.

Abortion rate in England and Wales soars amid pandemic

Sep 11, 2020

The number of abortions in England and Wales soared in the first half of 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according... Read more

Chinese foreign ministry's spokesman Zhao Lijan.

China’s foreign ministry: Vatican deal has been ‘implemented successfully’

Sep 10, 2020

By Courtney Mares

A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said Thursday that China’s interim deal with the Vatican has been “implemented successfully.”  Read more

Knights of Peter Claver will host webinar to identify solutions to racial inequality

Sep 10, 2020

By Perry West

As part of a five part series on social justice, the largest African-American lay Catholic organization will present a web... Read more

Trump administration to implement free speech rules for colleges

Sep 10, 2020

The US Education Department on Wednesday promulgated rules which formally implement a March executive order from President Donald Trump seeking... Read more

Vatican: Catholic schools facing 'dramatic situation' amid pandemic

Sep 10, 2020

Catholic educational institutions are facing a “dramatic situation” as a result of the coronavirus crisis, a Vatican dicastery said Thursday.  Read more

Sign for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C.

US Justice Department supports Indianapolis archdiocese in religious liberty case

Sep 10, 2020

By Matt Hadro

The US Justice Department is supporting the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in its religious freedom case, filing a friend-of-the-court brief Tuesday... Read more

The house for Adaoma Aniwetalu provided by Archbishop Okeke.

Nigerian archbishop builds house for physically challenged girl

Sep 10, 2020

Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha on Tuesday blessed and handed over a house he helped build and furnish for Adaoma... Read more

Linden Cameron.

Salt Lake City diocese in prayer after police shooting of boy with autism

Sep 10, 2020

The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City said it is praying for Linden Cameron, a 13-year-old boy who was seriously... Read more

The Minor Basilica of St. Joseph in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. All photos courtesy of the Minor Basilica.

This church is now the first minor basilica in Central Asia

Sep 10, 2020

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican has named a church in Kazakhstan as the first minor basilica in Central Asia.   Read more

Archbishop Charles Balvo.

Vatican nuncio condemns ‘scourge of corruption’

Sep 10, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

A Vatican representative denounced the “scourge of corruption” at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe... Read more